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| Maximilian Schell | ... | Dr. Hans Reinhardt | |
| Anthony Perkins | ... | Dr. Alex Durant | |
| Robert Forster | ... | Captain Dan Holland | |
| Joseph Bottoms | ... | Lieutenant Charles Pizer | |
| Yvette Mimieux | ... | Dr. Kate McCrae | |
| Ernest Borgnine | ... | Harry Booth | |
| Tom McLoughlin | ... | Captain S.T.A.R. (Special Troops Arms Regiment) (as Tommy McLoughlin) | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Roddy McDowall | ... | V.I.N.CENT. (Vital Information Necessary CENTralized) (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Gary Nelson | ... | Drone with mask removed (uncredited) | |
| Slim Pickens | ... | Bob (voice) (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Gary Nelson | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Jeb Rosebrook | (story) and | |
| Bob Barbash | (story) & | |
| Richard H. Landau | (story) (as Richard Landau) | |
| Jeb Rosebrook | (screenplay) and | |
| Gerry Day | (screenplay) | |
Produced by | |||
| Ron Miller | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| John Barry | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Frank V. Phillips | (as Frank Phillips) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| G. Gregg McLaughlin | (as Gregg McLaughlin) | ||
Production Design by | |||
| Peter Ellenshaw | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| John B. Mansbridge | |||
| Robert T. McCall | |||
| Al Roelofs | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Frank R. McKelvy | |||
| Roger M. Shook | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Bill Thomas | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Gloria Montemayor | .... | hair stylist | |
| Nadia | .... | makeup artist | |
| Robert J. Schiffer | .... | makeup supervisor | |
Production Management | |||
| John D. Bloss | .... | production manager (as John Bloss) | |
| Christopher N. Seiter | .... | unit production manager (as Christopher Seiter) | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Christopher Disney Miller | .... | second assistant director (as Christopher D. Miller) | |
| Tom McCrory | .... | assistant director | |
| Joseph Paul Moore | .... | second assistant director (as Joseph P. Moore) | |
Art Department | |||
| Robert Ayres | .... | production illustrator | |
| Leon Harris | .... | production illustrator (as Leon R. Harris) | |
| Gene Johnson | .... | production illustrator | |
| Fred Lucky | .... | production illustrator | |
| Wilbur L. Russell | .... | property master | |
Sound Department | |||
| Wayne Allwine | .... | sound effects editor (as Wayne A. Allwine) | |
| Nick Alphin | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Barney Cabral | .... | dialogue replacement (as Bernard P. Cabral) | |
| Norman Carlisle | .... | dialogue replacement | |
| George Fredrick | .... | sound effects editor | |
| Robert Hathaway | .... | sound re-recording mixer (as Bob Hathaway) | |
| Ben Hendricks | .... | special sound effects (as Ben F. Hendricks) | |
| John Jolliffe | .... | sound effects editor (as John J. Jolliffe) | |
| Stephen Katz | .... | additional special sound effects | |
| James MacDonald | .... | special sound effects | |
| Bud Maffett | .... | sound mixer (as Henry A. Maffett) | |
| Al Maguire | .... | dialogue replacement | |
| Joe Parker | .... | sound effects editor (as Joseph Parker) | |
| Frank Regula | .... | sound re-recording mixer (as Frank C. Regula) | |
| Herb Taylor | .... | sound supervisor | |
| Louis Terrusa | .... | sound effects editor | |
| John Van Frey | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Bill Wylie | .... | special sound effects (as William J. Wylie) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Hal Bigger | .... | assistant mechanical effects | |
| Danny Lee | .... | mechanical effects supervisor | |
| Eric Allard | .... | special effects technician (uncredited) | |
| Gary D'Amico | .... | special effects (uncredited) | |
| Hans Metz | .... | special effects foreman (uncredited) | |
| Mike Reedy | .... | special effects technician (uncredited) | |
| Ken Speed | .... | special effects (uncredited) | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Fred E. Branson | .... | optical printer operator | |
| Bob Broughton | .... | optical photography coordinator (as Robert Broughton) | |
| Art Cruickshank | .... | director of miniature photography | |
| Harrison Ellenshaw | .... | matte artist | |
| Harrison Ellenshaw | .... | matte effects | |
| Peter Ellenshaw | .... | miniature effects creator | |
| Peter Ellenshaw | .... | miniature effects supervisor | |
| Constantine Ganakes | .... | assistant matte artist | |
| Joe Hale | .... | animation special effects | |
| Ray O. Hoar | .... | optical printer operator | |
| Ted Kierscey | .... | animator (as Ted C. Kierscey) | |
| Bill Kilduff | .... | operator: A.C.E.S. | |
| Dorse A. Lanpher | .... | animator | |
| Eustace Lycett | .... | composite optical photography | |
| David Mattingly | .... | assistant matte artist | |
| Stephen McEveety | .... | production assistant: miniatures unit (as Stephen M. McEveety) | |
| Phil Meador | .... | optical printer operator (as Philip L. Meador) | |
| Arthur Miller | .... | matte photography | |
| Roger Redel | .... | gaffer: miniatures unit (as Roger E. Redel) | |
| Doc Reed | .... | key grip: miniatures unit | |
| Terence Saunders | .... | chief model maker | |
| Terence Saunders | .... | miniature mechanical effects | |
| Ed Sekac | .... | matte photography | |
| Robert R. Wilson | .... | operator: A.C.E.S. | |
| Thomas Baker | .... | main title graphics (uncredited) | |
| Mike Edmonson | .... | special effects miniatures (uncredited) | |
| Barry Seybert | .... | graphic artist: opening titles (uncredited) | |
Stunts | |||
| Bill Couch | .... | stunts | |
| Howard Curtis | .... | stunts | |
| Len Glascow | .... | stunts | |
| Bob Herron | .... | stunts | |
| Billy Bob Jackson | .... | stunts (as Billy Jackson) | |
| Melvin Jones | .... | stunts | |
| Katee McClure | .... | stunts | |
| Stevie Myers | .... | stunts | |
| Terry Nichols | .... | stunts | |
| Alan Oliney | .... | stunts | |
| Ron Oliney | .... | stunts (as Ronald Oliney) | |
| Conrad E. Palmisano | .... | stunts (as Conrad Palmisano) | |
| Regina Parton | .... | stunts | |
| Don Pulford | .... | stunts | |
| Bobby Sargent | .... | stunts | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Lloyd Ahern II | .... | camera operator (as Lloyd N. Ahern) | |
| Bernie Bayless | .... | best boy (as Bernard F. Bayless) | |
| Carl Boles | .... | gaffer | |
| Donald Capel | .... | key grip | |
| Howard Hagadorn | .... | second grip (as Howard L. Hagadorn) | |
| Robert LaBonge | .... | first assistant camera | |
| Cecil Wilson | .... | second assistant camera (as Cecil R. Wilson) | |
| Dan Delgado | .... | lighting technician (uncredited) | |
| Wynn Hammer | .... | still photographer (uncredited) | |
| Brian L. McCarty | .... | video assist operator (uncredited) | |
| Peter McEvoy | .... | set lighting technician (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Mary Dye | .... | costumer | |
| Chuck Keehne | .... | costume supervisor | |
| Jack Sandeen | .... | costumer | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Nicholas Vincent Korda | .... | assistant film editor | |
Music Department | |||
| John Barry | .... | conductor | |
| Evelyn Kennedy | .... | supervising music editor | |
| Helen Sneddon | .... | music editor | |
| Dan Wallin | .... | music scoring mixer | |
| Albert Woodbury | .... | orchestrator (as Al Woodbury) | |
Other crew | |||
| George F. McGinnis | .... | creator: robots | |
| Tom McLoughlin | .... | coordinator: sentry robots (as Tommy McLoughlin) | |
| Sandy Nelson | .... | script supervisor | |
| Dana Winseman | .... | video playback services (uncredited) | |
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With the advancement of movie technology today, I am awaiting a re-make of this film as I can see the enhancement of the Armageddon-like atmosphere of this movie.
Even though this film came out on the heels of Star Wars I feel that for its time and its budget it was awesome and very much overlooked. I think in this case, being a Disney film, didn't help its image either. As a kid this movie scared the pants off of me. It was dark and menacing and there was the big black hole staring me in the face the whole movie. (I can still recall the extent of the willies this movie game me).
While flawed I see this movie as an artistic and hard core science fiction classic. It uses many of what I see as key elements in science fiction - known science, theoretical science, possible futures, and our fear of the unknown (I personally think even with what we know, we still know very little about black holes).
This movie was made in the feel of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Moby Dick, with the mad, yet brilliant captain, sailing a state of the art ship, knowingly, into certain and utter doom in the name of some idealistic obsession. And as it usually goes you have your idealistic yet rational unwilling passengers who want to get off the ship and survive the mad man's nightmarish dreams.
The robots, while used in a highly symbolic fashion, were original in their concept and design. I particularly liked the way V.I.N.C.E.N.T. and B.O.B. were constructed as the "avatars" of humanity - completely man-made with human-like eyes and a "soul", that only allowed them to see the "right" side of things - as we see them. While on the other hand Maximilian was brilliant as the epitome of evil and twisted humanity in this movie - a man silently trapped and condemned to an inhuman fate as part of a mechanical nightmare.
Lastly, I feel that the space backdrops and the internal renderings of the space ship, which I feel have somewhat of an impressionistic flair, are awesome and were very well done for the period. If you passed on this movie the first time I recommend giving it a second chance. Take in the movie - see its symbolism, its social commentaries and far reaching vision. I think some of the issues the movie quietly addresses are still relative today.